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Title: The Tissue-Culture King Title Record # 57847
Author: Julian Huxley
Date: 1926-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Note: First published in the magazine The Yale Review, April 1926 according to Contento. Bleiler's "Science-Fiction: The Early Years" states that it appeared in the April 1926 issue of The Cornhill Magazine. Perhaps published simultaneously? Published in The Cornhill Magazine as The Tissue-Culture King: A Biological Fantasy.
Synopsis: Available on page 189, Bleiler (Gernsback).
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Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1926 The Tissue-Culture King: A Biological Fantasy
Year Language Title
1967Translated by Martha Soares dos Santos.
Portuguese As experiências do Dr. Hascombe
1971Translated by Birgit Reß-Bohusch
German Labor in der Wildnis
1988Translated by Rosemarie Hundertmarck
German Der Gewebekulturen-König

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Cornhill Magazine, April 1926 1926-04-00 ed. Editors of The Cornhill Magazine John Murray  
1/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
128
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag  
The Yale Review, April 1926 1926-04-00 ed. Editors of The Yale Review       210
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
mag  
Amazing Stories, August 1927 1927-08-00 ed. Hugo Gernsback Experimenter Publishing Co.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
96
bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.
mag Frank R. Paul Checkmark
The Best of Science Fiction 1946-02-11 ed. Groff Conklin Crown Publishers  
$3.00?$: US dollar
xxvii+
785
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Robert Josephy Checkmark
Great Science Fiction by Scientists 1962-06-00 ed. Groff Conklin Collier Books AS 218
$0.95?$: US dollar
313
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Checkmark
Great Science Fiction by Scientists 1962-06-00 ed. Groff Conklin Collier Books AS 218
$0.95?$: US dollar
313
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Checkmark
Great Science Fiction by Scientists 1962-06-00 ed. Groff Conklin Collier Books AS 218
$0.95?$: US dollar
313
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Checkmark
Great Science Fiction by Scientists 1966-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Collier Books 01903
$0.95?$: US dollar
313
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth  
Time Probe 1966-00-00 ed. Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (1))  
21/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
242
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Time Probe: The Sciences in Science Fiction 1966-00-00 ed. Arthur C. Clarke Delacorte Press  
$4.95?$: US dollar
ix+
242
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Paul Lehr  
Great Science Fiction by Scientists 1967-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Collier Books 01903
$0.95?$: US dollar
313
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
Time Probe: The Sciences in Science Fiction 1967-03-00 ed. Arthur C. Clarke Dell 8925
$0.75?$: US dollar
238
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Paul Lehr Checkmark
Time Probe: The Sciences in Science Fiction 1967-03-00 ed. Arthur C. Clarke Dell 8925
C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar
238
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Paul Lehr Checkmark
Great Science Fiction by Scientists 1968-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Collier Books 01903
$0.95?$: US dollar
313
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
Great Science Fiction by Scientists 1970-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Collier Books 01903
$0.95?$: US dollar
313
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
Great Science Fiction by Scientists 1973-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Collier Books 01903
$1.25?$: US dollar
313
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Don Ivan Punchatz  
Great Science Fiction by Scientists 1978-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Collier Books 0-02-019030-1
$2.95?$: US dollar
313
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
From Wells to Heinlein 1979-02-00 ed. James Gunn Mentor / New American Library 0-451-61736-3
$2.50?$: US dollar
535
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Paul Stinson Checkmark
From Wells to Heinlein 1979-02-00 ed. James Gunn Mentor / New American Library of Canada 0-451-61736-3
C$2.50?C$: Canadian dollar
535
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Paul Stinson Checkmark
The Golden Age of Science Fiction 1980-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers 0-517-33486-0   xxvii+
785
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Ray Yeldham Checkmark
The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces 1983-04-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Arbor House 0-87795-445-3
$16.95?$: US dollar
538
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces 1984-02-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Priam Books / Arbor House 0-87795-446-1
$8.95?$: US dollar
538
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth  
Great Tales of Science Fiction 1985-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Galahad Books 0-88365-701-5
$8.98?$: US dollar
529
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Amazing Science Fiction Anthology: The Wonder Years 1926-1935 1987-01-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg TSR 0-88038-439-5
$3.95?$: US dollar
316
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
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Great Tales of Science Fiction 1988-06-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Galahad Books 0-88365-701-5
$9.98?$: US dollar
529
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Great Tales of Science Fiction 1994-03-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Galahad Books 0-88365-701-5
$?$: US dollar
529
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
From Wells to Heinlein 2002-10-00 ed. James Gunn Scarecrow Press 0-8108-4439-7
$32.50?$: US dollar
xxii+
511
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
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The Best of Amazing Stories: The 1927 Anthology 2015-08-28 ed. Steve Davidson, Jean Marie Stine Experimenter Publishing Company (Amazing Stories Classics) 978-1-5033-0775-9
$13.99?$: US dollar
255
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Frank R. Paul Checkmark
The Best of Amazing Stories: The 1927 Anthology 2015-10-08 ed. Steve Davidson, Jean Marie Stine Experimenter Publishing Company (Amazing Stories Classics)  
$3.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Frank R. Paul  
From Wells to Heinlein date unknown ed. James Gunn Mentor / New American Library 0-451-61859-9
$2.75?$: US dollar
535
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Paul Stinson Checkmark
From Wells to Heinlein date unknown ed. James Gunn Mentor / New American Library 0-451-61859-9
$2.75?$: US dollar
535
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Paul Stinson  
The Best of Science Fiction date unknown ed. Groff Conklin Crown Publishers  
$3.50?$: US dollar
xxvii+
785
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Robert Josephy Checkmark
The Best of Science Fiction date unknown ed. Groff Conklin Crown Publishers  
$3.00?$: US dollar
xxvii+
785
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Robert Josephy Checkmark
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